RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 12, 1997, 09:27
- Launch designation
- 1997-001
- Mission
- OV-104 Shuttle/Mir
- Flight name
- Shuttle/Mir-5
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-81
- Year
- Launches in 1997
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 394 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 114.6 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-81) | 1997-001ANORAD 24711 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 102.7 t | Docked with another object · Jan 15, 1997 |
| Spacehab SH-07 | 1997-001 | Spacehab Inc. | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.